SB 484 — Public postsecondary education: community college transfer students.

Summary

Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, designates the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments are the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, and the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make that provision applicable. Existing provisions of the act require the governing bodies of the 3 public postsecondary segments, with appropriate consultation with the academic senates of the respective segments, to develop, maintain, and disseminate a common core curriculum in general education courses for the purposes of transfer. Existing law provides that a student who earns an associate degree for transfer from a community college is eligible to transfer into a California State University baccalaureate program when the student meets specified requirements. Existing law recognizes that the University of California has been working with the California Community Colleges to seek improvements to the transfer process and states the intent of the Legislature that the University of California consider various viable pathways to transfer, including the development of an associate degree for transfer granted by community college districts, as part of this endeavor. This bill would require the governing board of each community college district to direct the appropriate officials at their respective campuses to (1) identify those students who have completed an associate degree for transfer, (2) notify those students of their completion of the degree requirements, (3) automatically award those students the degree, and (4) add those students to an identification system at the end of each academic year that the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges would be required to maintain and that would be accessible electronically by the California State University, the University of California, and independent institutions of higher education, as defined. The bill would authorize a student to affirmatively exercise an option to not receive an associate degree for transfer or to not be included in the identification system. These provisions would be implemented in full commencing with the fall term of the 2020–21 academic year. By placing additional duties upon a community college district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 09/13/19 - Enrolled Current pdf September 13, 2019
• Amended 09/03/19 - Amended Assembly pdf September 03, 2019
• Amended 06/11/19 - Amended Assembly pdf June 11, 2019
• Amended 05/17/19 - Amended Senate pdf May 17, 2019
• Introduced 02/21/19 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2019
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Action History

1. January 13, 2020

   Veto sustained.

2. January 13, 2020

   Stricken from file.

3. October 13, 2019

   In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

4. October 13, 2019

   Vetoed by the Governor.

5. September 19, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

6. September 11, 2019

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2837.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

7. September 09, 2019

   In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

8. September 09, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3206.) Ordered to the Senate.

9. September 04, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. September 03, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

11. August 30, 2019

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 1.) (August 30).

12. August 14, 2019

    August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

13. June 26, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. June 11, 2019

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

15. June 06, 2019

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

16. May 24, 2019

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

17. May 23, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1249.) Ordered to the Assembly.

18. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

19. May 17, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

20. May 17, 2019

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1100.) (May 16).

21. May 10, 2019

    Set for hearing May 16.

22. April 22, 2019

    April 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

23. April 05, 2019

    Set for hearing April 22.

24. April 03, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 548.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

25. March 08, 2019

    Set for hearing April 3.

26. March 07, 2019

    Referred to Com. on ED.

27. February 22, 2019

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

28. February 21, 2019

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Portantino · Primary

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